Dress for you

I just picked up

… this fabric, at the sale (Suzette! Sorry I missed you! Leah! Nice running into you!):

Yep, polished cotton, with polka-dots the way the good Lord intended them to be: fist-sized.

What should I make? Did I mention that there was SEVEN and SEVEN-EIGHTHS yards of it? Which I bought for $23? (Some days I'm so darn lucky that it's a wonder I'm not killed by angry bystanders on the spot.)

I got some other stuff too, including as much vintage bias tape as I could carry. Pics to come.

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Mmmmmm…..vintage bias tape. One of my favourites! I was lucky enough to be able to raid my future mother-in-law’s stash that belonged to her mother. 100% Cotton percale and rayon kinds – they just don’t make it like they used to!

I showed it to a friend and she just said: “You’re such a sewing nerd!” Heehee.

If I had that fabric, and the right figure, I would make a dress with a circle skirt, a plain, bare-shouldered, fitted bodice, and spaghetti straps, all from the same fabric. The colors of all the components would match, but the patterns would all be different.

I concur with Delores – it seems to demand a full skirt, gathered at the waist, and something plainer up top; a bit Dior New Look-ish I guess 😉 Although on second look I can also see it as a full-skirted coat dress, I think those spots would work nicely on a broad collar. Looking forward to what you come up with!

Hii Erin, please check your email I submitted a new fashion word ! I am an emerging designer and have been trying to contact you for ages! and I LOVE your fashion blog!
polka dots and 50’s RULE ! please be a good fashion lexicographer and check your mail: [email protected]

I have a suggestion for that polka-dot fabric but can only tell you in a month or so as it’s currently under embargo. That makes me feel much more glamorous, cutting edge and in-the-know than I actually am, so thank you!